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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon during a bilateral meeting at Lao National Convention Center in Vientien, Lao PDR on October 11, 2024. Revoli S. Cortez, PPA pool

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Katrina Domingo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1728634225034viber_image_2024-10-11_14-53-29-985.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon during a bilateral meeting at Lao National Convention Center in Vientien, Lao PDR on October 11, 2024. <em>Revoli S. Cortez, PPA pool</em></span><em> </em></span></span></span></div><p>VIENTIANE — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday gave New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon a barong-clad Jollibee vinyl figure on the sidelines of this year’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, prompting a candid exchange between the two leaders.</p><p>The appreciation for Jollibee became a common denominator for Marcos Jr. and Luxon after the New Zealand leader’s visit to the local Filipino fast-food chain in April triggered the Filipino President’s craving.</p><p>“I asked the staff if we could bring some Jollibee… They said, ‘Yes, we can but by the time it gets to him, it’s already stale,’” Marcos Jr. told Luxon during their pull aside meeting.</p><p>“So the best bet can do is get you this... This is special for the Prime Minister, this has not happened for everyone,” he said as he handed the gift.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/21/inspired-by-new-zealand-leader-marcos-jr-orders-fast-food-113"></a> <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/8/14/jollibee-net-income-up-29-pct-in-first-half-928"></a><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/21/inspired-by-new-zealand-leader-marcos-jr-orders-fast-food-113">Inspired by New Zealand leader, Marcos Jr. orders fast food</a></div><p>Luxon was audibly in awe of the gesture and described his experience in the fast-food restaurant as a “great visit.”</p><p>“It was very funny when we said to your security staff… ‘We need to go to a Jollibee,’” he said. “They found one and it was near a service station, and all the state cars come in and that was great.”</p><p>“I saw you and the First Lady eating Jollibee 2 to 3 days later,” he added, chuckling.</p><p>In April, Marcos Jr. made headlines after posting a picture of him and First Lady Liza Marcos, enjoying burgers, palabok and the restaurant’s signature ChickenJoy.</p><p>“You put the idea in my head that we haven’t had this for a while,” the Filipino leader told Luxon.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/7/2/jollibee-buys-south-korean-coffee-chain-compose-coffee-1503">Jollibee buys South Korean coffee chain Compose Coffee</a></div><p>New Zealand is among the countries that has consistently supported the Philippines’ call for a rules-based order in the South China Sea.</p><p>The Philippine Department of Defense earlier said that the Philippines and New Zealand were <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/18/ph-eyes-comprehensive-maritime-cooperation-with-new-zealand-1920">working on a military agreement</a>to allow their troops to train and operate in each other’s territories and territorial waters.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/28/ph-holds-joint-drills-with-australia-japan-new-zealand-and-us-in-philippine-waters-850">PH holds joint drills with Australia, Japan, New Zealand and US in Philippine waters</a></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday gave New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon a barong-clad Jollibee vinyl figure on the sidelines of this year’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, prompting a candid exchange between the two leaders.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday gave New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon a barong-clad Jollibee vinyl figure on the sidelines of this year’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, prompting a candid exchange between the two leaders.

Marcos Jr. gifts New Zealand’s Luxon with barong-clad Jollibee toy on ASEAN sidelines

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Marcos Jr. gifts New Zealand’s Luxon with barong-clad Jollibee toy on ASEAN sidelines

Katrina Domingo,

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Published Oct 11, 2024 04:15 PM PHT

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